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Ask SafirWill a DUI Show Up on a Background Check in Florida?A Florida DUI conviction shows up on background checks and can never be sealed or expunged. The reason is a statute most articles skip, and the…RORY SAFIR  |  August 2026Ask SafirDo I Have to Do the Field Sobriety Exercises in Florida?No law requires the roadside exercises and declining them is not a crime in Florida. What most articles skip is what declining actually changes,…RORY SAFIR  |  August 2026Ask SafirWhat Happens If You Refuse the Breath Test in Florida?Refusing the breath test after a Florida DUI arrest is now a crime, a change many drivers still have not heard about. The officer’s warning is an…RORY SAFIR  |  August 2026Ask SafirHow Long Does a DUI Stay on Your Record in Florida?The criminal record is permanent, the driving record keeps it for 75 years, and the clocks that do expire are the ones lawyers care about most:…RORY SAFIR  |  August 2026Ask SafirCan a Florida DUI Be Reduced to Reckless Driving?Reductions to reckless driving happen in Florida every week, through county programs and through pressure on the evidence. A statute most people…RORY SAFIR  |  August 2026Ask SafirCan I Drive After a DUI Arrest in Florida?The citation in your pocket is a ten day driving permit, and what you do inside those ten days decides whether you keep driving after it expires….RORY SAFIR  |  August 2026Ask SafirShould I See a Doctor After a Car Accident If I Feel Fine?Florida gives you 14 days after a crash to get initial medical care or forfeit the no-fault benefits you already paid for. The second deadline…RORY SAFIR  |  August 2026Ask SafirCan You Seal or Expunge a Criminal Record in Florida?Florida lets many folks seal or expunge one record in a lifetime, and how the case ended decides which remedy applies. The disqualifiers are…RORY SAFIR  |  August 2026Ask SafirThe Test I Want You to Give Every DUI Lawyer, Including MeYou have a court date you didn’t ask for, a paper permit where your license used to be, and a phone full of search results that all say the same three things.RORY SAFIR  |  March 2026Ask SafirWhat to Wear to Court in FloridaWhat to wear to court or jury duty in Florida, from a former public defender: the one rule, what works, what gets noticed for the wrong reasons, tattoos and piercings, and how the answer changes for a…RORY SAFIR  |  August 2026

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